All the news Showing 10 of 20 articles from: NetherlandsGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Study finds higher than expected hepatitis C prevalence among HIV-negative gay men in Amsterdam PrEP programme Liz Highleyman / 11 April 2017 An unexpectedly high number of HIV-negative gay and bisexual men taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Amsterdam were found to have hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, suggesting HCV is being transmitted sexually between men ... Hepatitis A Warning of hepatitis A outbreak among men who have sex with men in Europe Keith Alcorn / 29 March 2017 An outbreak of hepatitis A in Europe has affected 287 people in at least 13 countries, with large numbers of cases in the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Germany and the ... Transmission and prevention New hepatitis C infections among HIV-positive gay men drop by half after direct-acting antiviral roll-out in Netherlands Liz Highleyman / 17 February 2017 A little more than a year after the Netherlands instituted a policy allowing unrestricted access to direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C, researchers have already seen a dramatic decline in acute ... Testing for hepatitis C High hepatitis C prevalence seen in Amsterdam PrEP study participants Gus Cairns / 06 February 2017 Researchers from the Dutch pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demonstration study, AmPrEP, have found an unexpectedly high rate of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in participants tested for it at baseline.The HCV ... Transmission and prevention Anti-HBV antiretrovirals may help ward off HBV infection in MSM International AIDS Society / 24 April 2014 Sexual transmission Studies investigate presence of hepatitis C virus among gay and bisexual men CATIE / 24 April 2014 Drug policy, law enforcement and criminal justice The World's Best Drug Laws The Fix / 03 May 2013 AASLD: Epidemic of Sexually Transmitted HCV among HIV+ Gay Men in Amsterdam Levels Off HIVandHepatitis.com / 21 November 2011 Treatment issues HIV-positive patients who receive therapy for acute HCV can be cured with just 24 weeks of therapy Michael Carter / 06 June 2011 HIV-positive individuals with acute hepatitis C may be able to clear the infection with just 24 weeks of therapy, Dutch research published in the online edition of AIDS suggests. The retrospective study involved 50 ... HBV vaccination Accelerated HBV vaccination schedule an option for HIV patients if CD4 cell count is high Michael Carter / 30 March 2011 An accelerated hepatitis B vaccination schedule could be an option for HIV-positive patients with a high CD4 cell count, Dutch research published in the April 1st edition of the Journal of Infectious ... ← Prev12Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Conference news Email bulletin archive